Example sentences of "they [was/were] set [adv prt] in " in BNC.

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1 They were set up in close succession by the Secretary of State for Scotland to study the curriculum ( Munn ) and assessment ( Dunning ) in the third and fourth years of Scottish secondary schools ; they kept in close touch with each other throughout their deliberations ; and they presented their reports with complementary recommendations at the same time .
2 But the figures are quite clear that there are benefits of having in-house erm erm , fields that can compete against the private sector for county council work , and the fear , and the reason why they were set up in the first place , to make sure that you could n't have outside erm , er or private organisations setting up cartels to basically screw the local government down , and charge whatever price they want and con us through and through .
3 That may be why chatlines , costing up to 48p a minute , have been popular with young people since they were set up in the late Eighties dangerously popular , in some cases .
4 The details of that title are nowhere given , beyond a statement that they were set out in the petition of the three estates which besought Richard to take the crown .
5 The details of that title are nowhere given , beyond a statement that they were set out in the petition of the three estates which besought Richard to take the crown .
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